Verizon Wireless today announced the availability of Music Manager software, a PC-based music player accompanying Verizon's VCAST Music service. Simplifying how customers manage, play and add digital music libraries, customers can now play music directly from an audio CD on their PCs. Music Manager is now available as a free download from Verizon Wireless at www.verizonwireless.com/musicmanager .

Users will see four intuitive tabs to help them manage their music: "VCAST Buy Music" is a direct link to the VCAST Music Store; "Music on My PC" lists all the music in the Music Manager library that resides on the customer's PC; "Music on My Phone" displays the files on the customer's phone (and memory card, if applicable) when connected to the PC; and "Music on My CD" lists music from any audio CD that is inserted in the PC allowing the customer to select which audio files they would like to play or rip.

In addition, Verizon Wireless' Music Manager includes new features with the ability to:

- Import unprotected AAC files
- Automatically convert unprotected AAC files to WMA files during sync (if required)
- Rip, burn and add music with fewer steps
- Import playlists from Windows Media Player
- Sort music by songs or albums
- Easily manage duplicate song files
- Sync music to the PC with fewer steps, now that the phone is automatically in a connected state (when connected to the PC and Music Manager is open and the phone is turned on)
- Print "Show Me How" screens
- Developed with the support of Smith Micro Software, Verizon Wireless' new Music Manager

By the end of July, customers using the previous version of VCAST Music software will automatically receive an upgrade notification to the new, improved version; customers may select to manually update the software as well.

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